Kanye West's 'The College Dropout' Projected to Return to No. 15 on Billboard 200

Thanks to his Netflix documentary ‘jeen-yuhs.’

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Kanye “Ye” West‘s debut studio record, The College Dropout, is projected to move up to No. 15 on next week’s Billboard 200.

According to HITS Daily Double, the record is expected to earn 19,900 equivalent album units — including 3,500 in album sales — thanks to Ye’s Netflix documentary series, jeen-yuhs. The rapper’s 2021 album DONDA is also looking to land on next week’s No. 19 slot, giving West two titles in the top 20.

The College Dropout was released in 2004 opened at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and was certified four-times platinum by the RIAA in 2021. jeen-yuhs, which just premiered its third and final episode, covered the creation of the album and the lead-up to the rapper’s record deal with Roc-A-Fella, which was initially plagued by problems.

In related news, Kanye West was named a Rolling Loud Miami 2022 headliner alongside Kendrick Lamar and Future.

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